Intro (just lead guitar) play riff below 4 times
Verse 1 (just lead guitar)
G C G
When he was 7 years old there was only one thing that he dreamt about every night
A D
A jet black frame, red spoked wheels, the worlds best bmx bike.
G C G
His best friend Ricky, got one for chrissy, he'd
show it off every day
G D G
Sitting on the grass going nowhere fast, this is what the kid would say
Chorus 1
N.C C(one strum ) N.C G
When I get my wheels, im gonna ride right by
A D
You can eat my dust and try to keep up but man id like to see you try
G
Id have my pedal to the metal, floor to the ?..
C
I'd disappear out of sight,
G D G
When I get my wheels I wont even wave goodbye
Verse 2
When he turned 18 there was only one thing that he'd think about all the time
With a scoop on the hood and a thundering roar your pal shift to overdrive
Up on the hill with a head full of dreams, that'll be me one day
When the checkered flag would bring 'em all home
This is what the kid would say
Chorus 2
When I get my wheels, im gonna drive right by
You can eat my dust and try to keep up but man id like to see you try
Id have my pedal to the metal, floor to the ?..
I'd disappear out of sight,
When I get my wheels I wont even wave goodbye
Modulation to A
SOLO
Verse 3
A D A
Now hes 25 hes got his own car with number 1 painted on the side
B E
He may be young and he may be small but you oughta see him drive
A C A
He'd tear it up through car barn straight tyres ?.. every gear
R A
If you listen close to what the kids got to say this is what ur gonna hear
Chorus 3
D (one strum ) A
now I've got my wheels, watch me drive right by
B E
You can eat my dust and try to keep up but man id like to see you try
A
Id have my pedal to the metal, my claw through the floor
D
Im always out of sight
A E A
Now I've got my wheels I wont even wave goodbye
Chorus 4
Now I've got my wheels, im gonna drive right by
You can eat my dust and try to keep up but man id like to see you try
Id have my pedal to the metal, claw to the floor
Im always out of sight
Now I've got my wheels I wont even wave goodbye
Now I've got my wheels I wont even wave goodbye
Now I've got my wheels this is me wavin' goodbye
The lead guitar that you hear at the start and throughout the song is tabbed below:
G Chord D Chord
e---------------- e-------------------
b---------------- b-------------------
g---------------- g-------------------
d---------------- d-------------------
a---------------- a---4h5-55-555------
E---2h3-33-333--- E-------------------
C Chord A Chord
e---------------- e-------------------
b---------------- b-------------------
g---------------- g-------------------
d---------------- d-------------------
a--2h3-33-333---- a-------------------
E---------------- E--4h5-55-555-------
You get the basic idea of how these riffs work so you shouldn't have too
much trouble transposing to whichever key you need it in.
